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BUCKBEE'S KING OF THE 

 MAMiHOlHS— Uonderf uUy 

 grand and colossal variety, as- 

 tonishing everyone by its mam- 

 moth size and heavy weiglit. 

 Think of it — a single Pumpkin 

 weighing 4C9 pounds! Many 

 of my customers saw this speci- 

 men on exhibition a""t the World 

 Fair. King of the Mammoths 

 is always a prize winner at fairs 

 and exhibitions. Notwithstand- 

 ing its enormous size, it is one 

 of the best pie and table varie- 

 ties grown. A splendid keeper, 

 and exceptionally valuable for 

 feeding purposes. I control 

 the complete stock of this va- 

 riety. Send to Buckbee for 

 true stock seed. I do not save 

 seed from specimens weighing 

 less than 200 pounds. Pkt. 10c. ; 

 oz. 20c. ; 2 oz. 3Sc. ; i lb. 50c. ; 

 i lb. 90c.; lb. $1.75. 

 BUCKBEE'S NEW SANDWICH 

 ISLAND — A splendid variety, 

 coming from a remote section 

 of the Sandwich Islands, where 

 by chance my representative 

 found it : it has created a great 

 furore in its new home. Re- 

 markably distinct in every 

 way, of fine size, very prolific 

 bearer, and deUciously thick 

 flesh. An exceUent keeper. 

 Seed of mv own growth. Pkt.sc. 

 oz. ISc; 2 oz. 25c.; i lb. 35c : 

 i lb. 60c.: lb. $1.00. 

 BUCKBEE'S TRUE .SUGAR PIE 

 — A particularly fine orange- 

 colored sort, remarkably sweet, 

 fine grained and dry. Keeps 

 well, and cannot be beat for 

 table use. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 8c.; 

 2oz. 15c.;ilb 25c ; J lb. 40c ; 

 lb. 7Sc. 



TENNESSEE SWEET POTA= 



TO — 71. magnificent pear-shap- 

 ed variety of fine size, a little 

 ribbf-d; color creamy white, 

 sometimes striped with 

 green. Has no superior 

 for making pies and cus- 

 tards; when cooked it has 

 somewhat the appearance 

 of sweet potatoes, but of 

 more delicious taste. Flesh 

 thick, creamy white, re- 

 markably fine grained, dry 

 and brittle, hardy and pro- 

 ductive, and keeps perfect- 

 ly sound until late in the 

 Spring. Pkt. Sc.; oz. lOc: 

 2 oz. 18c.; i- lb. 35c. 

 WESTERN FIELD— Some=. 

 times called Big Tom or 

 Connecticut Field. One of 

 the best varieties for field 

 purposes, particularly de- 

 sirable for stock feeding. 

 Grows to a fine size. Color 

 rich yellow, flesh fine grain- 

 ed, of good flavor. Post= 

 paid, lb. 35c. By Express 

 or Freight, at buyer's ^= 

 pense, S lbs. $1.25; 10 Ife. 

 $2.25. 



German, KUERBIS; French, COURGE! Spanish, COLA BAZA; Swedish 



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BUCKBEE'S PURE GOLD— Ac- 



knowledged by aU the best 

 held Pumpkin, either for grow- 

 ■ne with corn or in fields bv it- 

 self. Excels for feeding stock, 

 and, best of aU, makes the 

 most delicious Pumpkin pies. 

 Deep, rich, creamy yellow col- 

 or, flesh fine grained and of ex- 

 cellent flavor. Choice stock 

 seed, by mail, postpaid, oz. 

 5c ;i lb. 1 5c.; i lb. 25c.: lb. 

 40c. By express or Freight, at 



^\i-,^j'^.V^S^"^^- 5 lbs. SI. 50; 

 10 lbs. $2.75. 



CASHAW or CROOKNECK— 



Mesh yellow, solid and sweet 

 ^^opular for the table. Pkt. 4c • 



?^;J'^A ' i 25c. 



\ lb 40c ; lb 75c. 



NEW CALHOU.N— Fine varielv 

 heavy und solid, verv product- 

 •ve. Outside is a rich cream 

 color fiesli salmon vellow, very 

 thick, fine grained a'nd of suner- 

 lor quality. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 8c • 

 2 oz I 5c ; i lb. 25c. 

 LARGE CHEESE - Sometimes 

 called Kentucky Field — Flat- 

 tened fruit with broad rib-:- 

 creamy buff skin: averages 

 two feet in diameter. It is an 

 excellent keeping varietv, with 

 thick flesh of exceptionally 

 fine quaUly. Pkt 3c. ; oz. 6c. ; 

 2 'Oc i lb. 18c.; i lb 30c.; 

 lb. oOc 



QUAKER PIE— Fine grained and 

 of rich flavor, baring none of 

 the string nature common to 

 so many varieties It is early 

 and keeps late. It is oval 

 shaped and tapers at each end 

 IS ot cream color both inside 

 and out. Pkt. 4c ; oz. 8c.: 

 2 oz 15c.; i lb. 25c. 

 NEW WINTER LUXURY— Fine 

 keeper and enormously produc- 

 tive. It is very fine netted, 

 and in color it is a golden 

 russet. Pkt. 4c.: oz. 8c.; 

 . 2 oz. 1 5c. ; ; lb. 25c 



NEW JAPANESE PIE— The 



seeds are distinct in ap- 

 pearance, being curiously 

 sculptured in the same 

 manner as Japanese letters. 

 Of medium size, good 

 keepers and weigh 15 to 

 20 pounds each. "The 

 flesh is a rich salmon, un- 

 usually fine grained, and 

 when cooked or stewed is 

 almost as dry and mealy 

 as a sweet potato. For 

 making pies, custards, etc., 

 they certainly have no 

 equal. Containing but little 

 water, can easily be cut 

 and dried like dried apples, 

 and make excellent pies or 

 sauce for Winter use. 

 Pkt. Sc.: oz. lOc: 2 oz. 

 18c.; i lb. 35c. 



Buckbee's True Sugar Pie 



Japanese Pie 



